Do you know that old television show, “Looking for Jolanda”? (My god, I’m getting old..) Well, I’m looking for a plot of land, hahaha! I’ve always got tunes in my head.. ;) Anyway, I haven’t been idle: as you can see I’ve made a nice flyer and thanks to dear friends it is currently circulating […]
Location needed for Tiny House
This is an old post. Currently I have found a spot! Location needed for Tiny House For at least 6 months Let me introduce myself Dear reader, my name is Marjolein Jonker and I am currently living in a rental home in Oudkarspel together with my cats. I am striving to live more simply and […]
Downsizing step 2: the bookcase
I love books, always have. One of the oldest photographs of myself shows a small chubby toddler looking happily in the lens while she’s molesting a big book. Already then I enjoyed playing with books. I love the feel of a book in my hands. Needless to say, I own a lot of books. I […]
And suddenly my dream became a bit more real
This morning I got into my car and drove to the picturesque village of Olst close to Deventer for an appointment with Daniel of Hermit Houses. I contacted Daniel via the website www.hermithouses.nl to ask whether they had heard of the Tiny House movement and whether they would be interested in building something similar. That same […]
Where will my house live?
Ok, imagine this: I’ve placed the order, the layout has been decided and the production of my tiny home can start. Let’s be crazy and say it will be ready in 3 months’ time. Purely hypothetically speaking, of course! But where then will I park my mobile mansion? Well now, in my head this is […]
Step 1: take 15 years’ worth of clothing…
… And try to bring that back to just one closet instead of a mega wardrobe, a cupboard, 3 big plastic storage boxes on wheels and a ‘shoe closet’. That was the assignment I gave myself yesterday. Those boxes are full of clothes that are too big for me from the time I myself was […]
In the beginning… there was a feeling of discontent
I have no reason for being unhappy. I’m relatively healthy, have a good job, great friends, sweet cats, a nice house with a reasonable rent, fun hobbies… Just turn on the TV and you’ll see there are loads of people worse off than me. Maybe you recognize this: you know it all, but still… something’s […]